Car·diff (kär d f) The capital and largest city of Wales, in the southeast part of the country on Bristol Channel. It was a prosperous coal-shipping port in the 19th and early 20th centuries and is now an educational and industrial center. Population: 292,000. |
Cardiff [ˈkɑːdɪf]
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1. (Placename) the capital of Wales, situated in the southeast, in Cardiff county borough: formerly an important port; seat of the Welsh assembly (1999); university (1883). Pop.: 272 129 (1991)
2. (Placename) a county borough in SE Wales, created in 1996 from part of South Glamorgan. Pop.: 305 340 (2001). Area: 139 sq. km (54 sq. miles)
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